--- slrn.rc	2011-03-09 21:57:55.482482994 +0100
+++ slrn.rc.new	2011-03-09 21:57:45.886500038 +0100
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
 %charset display utf8
 
 % the character set used for outgoing articles
-%charset outgoing "utf8"
+%charset outgoing "utf-8"
 
 % If non-zero, call metamail for MIME formats slrn cannot handle.
 %set use_metamail 1